Railroad



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R. P. FADDIS.

RAILROAD.

No. 391,131. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

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ROBERT PERRY FADDIS,OF SOCORRO, TERRITORY OF NEYV MEXICO.

RAILROAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,131 dated October16, 1888.

Application filed May 19, 1888. Serial No. 274,614.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT PERRY FADDIS, of Socorro, in the county ofSocorro and Territory of New Mexico, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Railroads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in railways, and has for its object toprovide a construction which may be easily set up or erected, will befirm and durable in use, which will require but little repairing, andwill take not more than from one-third to one-half the timber now usedin construction, andin lengths much more easily procured.

The invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinationsof parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 isatop plan view of asection of a railwayconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on lineas m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3/ y, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4is a detail view of one of the metal frames or cribs.

My railway is shown as comprisinga succession of metallic frames orcribs fitted to receive the rail-seats, connections between the framesor cribs arranged opposite each other, and also connections between therails held in said opposite frames or cribs.

The frames or cribs A are all alikeand may be of such length as may befound most convenient in constructing a road, and from fifteen totwentyfour inches wide, and it is intended in practice to arrange themwith about one foot space between the ends of the adjacent frames. Theframes are preferably con structed of end pieces or plates, A A, siderods, A A, extended between the opposite end plates of the frames attheir opposite sides near their upper ends, the base-rods A A extendedbetween plates A A neartheir lower ends, braces a, extended between theadjacent side and baserods, braces a, extended between the rods A A,braces a", extended be tween the rods A A and fastenings.

The opposite frames A A are connected by cross-braces 0, connected attheir opposite ends to the inner base-rods A. It is preferred to formthe braces a, a", a, and O with eyes or openings and to string them onthe rods, as shown, this forming a simple inexpensive connection.

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The rails D are spiked or otherwise suitably secured on short blocks orties D, forming railseats. It may be preferred to provide chairplates E,having upwardly-bent flanges e at their outer ends engaging upon theouter edges of the base of the rails, the said plates being spiked tothe seat-blocks, as shown. These scat-blocks D fit down on the base-rodsand snugly between the side rods, and may be secured in the cribs orframes by bolts G and cross plates 9, as shown, or in other suitablemanner. In securing the ends of rods A A in the end plates, A, the saidrods may have bolt-heads at one end and nuts at the other; but they arepreferably secured by slots 1 in the rods near their ends and wedges orkeys 2 driven in said slots, as shown. Connection bars or braces Fextend between and connect the rail D, being preferably provided attheir outer ends with upturned portions or flanges f, and being spikedatf on the inner sides of the rails.

The frames or cribs and connections, when put together, form a completenet-work of iron the full width of the track, and the peculiarconstruction of braces and ties is susceptible uf the greateststrength,yet they are simple and can be put together with the greatest ease.

The metal may be iron, and wrought or cast, as found most desirable.

The iron crib or frame is put together on the level road-bed andballasted up by either earth, stone, or other suitable ballast.

It will be understood that the blocks or tinibers may be placed in theframes lengthwise, if desired.

In the use of my invention when it is desired to remove one of theblocks or rail seats it is only necessary to remove one of thedetachable side rods, A, remove the block, place another in its stead,and replace and secure the siderod, avoiding the time and trouble oftaking up a rail, and leaving the track always ready for a passingtrain.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. An improved railway comprising a crib or frame having a removable ordetachable rod or section, a rail seat or seats fitted in said crib orframe, and the rail on said seat, all substantially as described,whereby, when the said rod or section is removed, the rail'seat may beremoved from the crib without necessitating the displacement of therail, as and for the purposes specified.

2. The cribs or frames having a number of longitudinally-extended rodsor bars and connections between the same, the rail-seats fitted in saidcribs or frames, the rails, and fastenings, all combined substantiallyas set forth. 3. In a railway, a crib or frame comprising end plates androds extended between said end plates, the rail seat or seats, and rail,all combined substantially as set forth.

4. In a railway, the crib or frame consisting of the end plates orportions, the side and base rods extended therebetween, and the braces,the rail seat or seats, and the rail, all combined substantially as setforth.

ROBERT PERRY FADDIS.

\Vitnesses:

O. A. ROBINSON, JULIAN BAOA.

